The problem of delays in the construction sector is a global phenomenon and the construction sector in Zimbabwe is no exception. This research seeks to empirically investigate the factors affecting construction delays in Zimbabwe. A questionnaire survey was used for data collection. The research...

This document offers a theoretical price regulation model for the postal sector to evaluate the existence of cross subsidies between the regulated and competitive parts of the postal sector. It analyzes agents' incentives to use cross subsidization when prices are regulated by the Ramsey prices...

In this paper method and practice of cross-efficiency calculation is discussed. The main methods proposed in the literature are tested not on a set of artificial data but on a realistic sample of input-output data of European warehouses. The empirical results show the limited role which...

China has a very suitable environment for the development of the express industry. The growth rate of online stores in the world has exceeded the GDP growth of China and other countries. In the past five years, the express service market of China had expanded rapidly, reaching an annual growth...

The US Postal Service (USPS) provides “market dominant” services on an exclusive ba-sis, e.g., first class mail, and “competitive” services in markets with other rivals, e.g., parcel delivery. Rivals in the competitive market have long complained that USPS underprices if not...

The global growth of the Third-party Logistics (3PL) industry increases opportunities for providers but also increases the challenges in the business as the market becomes more complex and difficult to achieve integration of logistics. The present document is qualitative research. It is based on...

With the exponential growth of electronic commerce, new logistic strategies have emerged to enable companies to adapt to these drastic changes. Successful e-logistics must provide flexibility to the parties' involved in the supply chain. In Latin America, and particularly in Mexico, e-logistics...